I have interviewed thousands of interim executives, and many more have written to me. The way interims introduce themselves varies enormously, but the way to get noticed is straightforward: be clear about who you are and what you do.

Today I received an exemplary email from an experienced interim executive reminding me of his availability. I won’t embarrass him by telling you who it is, but his standard updates to me include the following in his ‘pack’:

Summary Statement – 1 page or can be a paragraph.
Short CV – 2 – 3 pages.
Medium CV – 6 pages – with a little more detail showing the scope of all
programmes.
Testimonials

In a competitive professional services world, being clear about your experience and the benefit of hiring you will get you noticed by agents like me, and importantly by prospective clients.